Then, in the very same newscast, a New York City official of some sort — I didn’t catch the details as I was trying to get the Star Wars “Evil Empire” theme song out of my head — implored people to “please take the money out of your mattresses and put them in a bank.”

Good Lord.

Bad economy.

What to tell the kids? Do we keep on prepping them for a future that’s like our past? Do we send them to college for liberal arts degrees so they can be “well rounded” individuals?

Or do we start teaching them Mandarin and send them for degrees in technology, because by the time they get out of school, the only jobs they’ll be able to get will be half-way around the world and involve bringing the next iPadish item to the growing middle class in Shanghai?

Or do we just get them Darth Vader masks?

Yet, I do believe that the bad economy is, in some ways, good for parenting — and for our kids. If you missed why, here it is, and today, it’s FREE!

Share, share: What do you think? Is the economy good or bad for parenting?

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Read a great article in MORE this month about college education. I noted so many are overpriced and questioned were they really worth. Especially for any 18 year old. Should we have our kids work for a while first. The article noted that at Harvard you are more likely to have an adjunct prof or student teacher educate your child than any one of the stars you are paying for. Thought it was very interesting.